Ep 70: Ian Scott, Moltex Energy

In this episode we discuss...

• Ian's background in biology and personal evolution through the nuclear industry ---
• Economic challenges within the industry ---
• A deep dive into molten salt fuel and its chemical makeup including uranium chloride ---
• The efficiency of uranium oxide versus uranium metal ---
• Why heat can be stored at a large scale while electricity cannot ---
• Why molten salt reactors are safer and thus cheaper when it comes to materials and construction ---
• The life cycle of molten salt reactors ---
• Why fast reactors aren't sustainable ---
• How testing in a non-radioactive environment speeds up the time to fuel qualification ---
• The pros and cons of different nuclear regulators ---
• Challenges with funding between the government and investors ---
• Ian's positive outlook on nuclear's future and solving its two key problems of cost and energy storage